Specifically for diverse healthcare professionals, the Executive Diversity Career Navigator Version 1.0, which launched April 27, features an array of career development tools and resources (the vast majority are complimentary) designed to empower diverse healthcare professionals through every stage of their careers. Unlike any other career development website, EDCN features the “voice” of diverse senior-level healthcare executives, sharing the successful strategies they have developed through their unique career journeys. EDCN is a collaborative effort between the following healthcare organizations dedicated to advancing executive diversity:

American College of Healthcare Executives

Asian Healthcare Leaders Forum

Institute for Diversity in Health Management

LGBT Forum

National Association of Health Services Executives

National Association for Latino Healthcare Executives

We invite diverse healthcare executives to visit edcnavigator.org, and let us know what you think! Please share news of this new resource with your diverse healthcare professional colleagues. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please help us spread the word about the open application period for the 2018 Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program (ache.org/ExecutiveDiversity).

During this year-long program, scholars benefit from specialized curriculum opportunities to develop strategies for successful navigation of potential career challenges and enhance executive presence, one-on-one interaction with a specially selected mentor, and participation in formal leadership education and career assessments. Enhanced self-awareness, critical leadership skills, and an expanded network of leaders will help prepare scholars to ascend to C-suite roles in hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations.

Visit ache.org/ExecutiveDiversity for more information or to apply. If you have questions about the program, please contact Cie Armstead, director, Diversity and Inclusion, ACHE, at carmstead@ache.org or (312) 424-9306.

ACHE is beginning the election process for new Regents to serve on its Council of Regents, the legislative body that represents ACHE’s more than 40,000 members. Serving as an elected official is a unique opportunity that allows you to exercise your leadership ability, share innovative ideas and act on behalf of ACHE members.

All Fellows who wish to run for election must submit a letter of intent to elections@ache.org by Aug. 25. The letter of intent must include a current business title, business address, email address and telephone number. If you submit your letter of intent and haven’t received confirmation of its receipt by Sept. 1, contact Caitlin E. Stine, communications specialist, Division of Regional Services, ACHE, at (312) 424-9324 or cstine@ache.org.

The Physician Executives Forum and Healthcare Consultants Forum provide added value to physician executive and healthcare consultant members via tailored resources to meet these groups’ unique professional development needs. A one-day education program is a cornerstone benefit of both Forums that offers an affordable learning and networking opportunity. Dates and location for these programs are as follows:
2017 Physician Executives Forum Education Program

Forum on Advances in Healthcare Management Research 2018 Proposals Open

The American College of Healthcare Executives would like to invite authors to submit proposals to present their research at the 10th annual Forum on Advances in Healthcare Management Research. This session will take place during ACHE’s 2018 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 26–29. The senior author of each selected proposal will receive a complimentary registration to the Congress. Please visit ache.org/Congress/ForumRFP.cfm for the selection criteria and submission instructions. Submit your up-to-400-word abstract by July 10.

ACHE is pleased to offer the Board of Governors exam fee waiver promotion to eligible ACHE Members seeking to take the next important step for their healthcare management careers. Healthcare leaders who hold the prestigious FACHE® credential are recognized for their commitment to lifelong learning, competence and ethical decision making. In fact, more than 75 percent of Fellows feel better prepared to handle the challenges of the evolving healthcare management landscape.

Qualifying for the $200 Exam fee waiver is easier than you think! Just follow these simple steps:

Go to ache.org/FACHE and click “Apply for Board Certification.”

Submit the application and $250 application fee. Depending on your ACHE profile, many of the required fields may already be completed for you.

All required documents, including your application, fee and references, are due June 30 in order to qualify for the waiver.